The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
BREAKING CALVES To LEAD.


young calf to be led by the rope. and
if it is to be bred for COW the adj
vantage of having this accomplishment
will greatly increase It's value. Even
in its calf age docility in being easily
led will give it more frequent changes
of feed when tied by rope, and thus
insure q greater thrift and larger
growth. 1t will prove an advantage so
long as it lives, and the sooner this do
cility is learned the better for the ami
NAL and its owner.
PIGS FROM YOUNG sows.
The first litter of young sow will
be large one, and four to six pigs well
fed and thrifty are more profitable than
a great number. As the SOW has not
yet made her full growth the pigs
should be taught to eat as early as pos
sible, to diminish the demand on her
for nutriment They should be taken
off when six weeks old and fed by them
selves, though one or two of the weak
lings may be left couple of weeks
longer. With this help the litter will
make more even lot of shoats
DWARF PEAS.
The dwarf varieties of peas are not
rs popular as they were n few years
ago. People took to them mainly be-
cause the vines did not need the trouble
and expense of stalking. But they do
not compare in yield with the best of
the larger sorts. The little vines may
be and sometimes are covered with
pods, but they are not large enough to
hold full crop, and when once picked
the vine is done for. In the larger
vines there is more of succession OF
bloom, giving a longer picking from
the same seeding.
POTATOES WITH DEEP EYES.
No potato is likely to be pupular for
market which has deep eyes. What
ever its excellence in other respects,
this defect makes it less salable. There
is not only great loss in preparing
such potatoes for cooking, but it is OF
the most valuable part of the potato,
which is near the skin. A smooth,
even surface with eyes not deeply set
enables the housewife to pare the
potatoes with little waste, and if COM
bined with elongated shape to bake
them unpeeled, which is perhaps the
best way to cook this vegetable.
INSECT POWDER.
This valuable aid to the farmer and
gardener in killing small, noxious in
sects needs to be fresh to be most effect
i've. Its poisonous principle is VIOLA tile
and soon wastes away on exposure to
the air. Those who deal in ii usually
keep it in glass jars, safe from exposure.
but when brought home it is commonly
left in papers until used, and that pur-
chased last season is now presumably
worth little or nothing. II is better to
get new insect powder and throw the
old away. Its cost is far less than the
loss from trusting powder whose
strength has evaporated.
BREEDING GOOD LAYERS.
1t is only the poultry keeper who
makes pets of his flock, and knows the
individual points of each one, who can
attain success. Such one can do
much to improve the capacity of his
hens by setting eggs only from those
that prove the best layers. The pro-
fess,onal breeders all understand this
and when they offer selected eggs at n
higher price it is better if they deal
honestly to take them than eggs
equally pure bred from the common
flock. Unless the breeder takes this
care in selecting his own stock. it will
deterlorate, even though the breed may
not be mixed with others.
OVERFLOW FROM THE BARNARD
When the barnyard is on higher
ground than adjoining land its over
flow from the roofs of barns and sheds
will carry off much valuable plant food.
Still, it is better 10 have the barnyard
high and dry than to put it in hollow.
as is often done where water flows in
to it Near barnyards where its waste
extends, the land should be kept in
crops requiring the greatest amount of
fertilizing, which will be furnished
gratis. If stock can be soiled the crops
for this purpose should be grown near
the barnyard, both for convenience in